Media Players
Playback of video, audio, and any other type of media has never been easier, with the ever ubiquitous VLC media player able to successfully play back any media you throw at it. For those that want to use other software that might, say, have better library management, options like Kodi and iTunes are also viable.
Cross-platform, free media player supports multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, offers hardware acceleration, 4K, lossless audio, and more.
- Audio Player
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- AppImageHub
- Apple Watch
- Snapcraft
- Google Chrome
- Apple TV
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- F-Droid
- Kindle Fire
- Haiku
- Android TV
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
+4Media center supporting movies, series, YouTube, and smartTV casting via DLNA/Chromecast. Offers HD, subtitles, add-ons, with no registration needed. Notice of new episodes.
- Video Streaming App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Flathub
- Flatpak
+8Open-source media player supporting Linux to iOS, highly customizable with plug-ins, supports 4K and diverse formats, privacy-centric and ad-free.
- Media Center
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Raspberry Pi
- Fire TV
+5Open-source media player offering video and audio format support, no ads, and community-driven development. Features include dark theme, codec support, and YouTube compatibility.
- Media Player
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
+5Advanced audio player supporting MP3, FLAC, and more. Features gapless playback, customizable UI, audio CD ripping, ReplayGain, and plugin support.
- Audio Player
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+3Free open-source media system alternative to proprietary options, supports Chromecast, 4K streaming, plugin extensions, with privacy focus.
- Audio Player
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- Tizen OS
- F-Droid
- Android TV
- Kodi
- Docker
- Fire TV
- Roku
+1A powerful audio player for Windows and Android, supporting numerous codecs and audio interfaces, offering customizable skins, plugins, and advanced features.
- Audio Player
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Android
- PortableApps.com
+4Stream movies, TV shows, sports, and music while organizing and playing all your personal media libraries with a visually stunning interface.
- Media Server
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Daydream
- Kindle Fire
- Android TV
- Kodi
- Roku
- Flathub
- Snapcraft
- Android Auto
- Xbox
- Playstation
- Fire TV
- Chromecast
- Google TV
- Amazon Alexa
+3Clementine is a cross-platform free and open source music player and library organizer. It is a port of Amarok 1.4 to the Qt 4 framework and the GStreamer multimedia framework, focusing on a fast and easy-to-use interface for searching and...
- Audio Player
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Multimedia software player with extensive customization options and support for various formats, now without adware, for Windows systems.
- Media Player
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Windows
Manages and organizes music libraries, playlists, and folders, supports podcasts and web radio, advanced tagging, CD ripping, device sync, and multiple audio formats.
- Audio Player
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Windows
+8Free, open-source audio player for Unix-like systems offering high audio quality, support for multiple codecs, Internet radio, plugins, and customizable interface.
- Audio Player
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- Xfce
SMPlayer intends to be a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, and VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters and more. SMPlayer remembers the settings of all files you play.
- Media Player
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- mpv
- Snapcraft
- PortableApps.com
- Haiku
- MPlayer
- Flathub
- Homebrew
+4Strawberry is a music player and music collection organizer. It is a fork of Clementine released in 2018 aimed at music collectors and audiophiles. The name is inspired by the band Strawbs. It's written in C++ using the Qt framework.
Warning- Audio Player
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku